The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-04-13
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Continental Oil Monopoly
to be Looked After.
THE WArERMAsrER RESIGNS.
Tribute to Mr.. Wfnder etitiops aid
Reports Press ated Last
Evening

Evening
The principal items before the City
Fathers last evening. were vigorous
protest from citizens regarding the
operations of the Continental Oil Com
pany, and the resignation of Water
master John Il. Winder. Mayor Arm
8 rong raped for order. at the usual.
hour.
PETITIONS.
Charles e. Sherwood, John Vincent
and others, taxpayers of the Sixteenth
an Nj eteenth Wards, stated that the
Continental Oil Company's warehouse
and tanks were located in their vicinity;
many thousand gallons of oil were
stored in the warehouse and in tanks
aiding on the railroad track, and petit
TONERS were filed with anxiety from
fear of confagration; should one
occur. the consequences would be very
disastrous to their property. They
therefore asked for such relief as the
Council might see fit to grant.
MIR. Cannon moved that the petition
| De referred 70 the Marshal, with in
structions to enforce the ordinance on
the subject. Carried.
G. z. Long and Joseph Edmbnds
stated that they had found a small
sand bed up City Greek Canyon, which
they were DESTROYS OF leasing. Referred
to the committee on public grounds.
Thomas Bishop, W. h. Fowler and
Others asked that a portion of Second
West Street, now little else than stag
nant pool. be repaired. Referred to the
committee on streets and alleys.
John Carruthers, on the North Bench,
Eighteenth Ward, stated that there was
small sandhank, near the Empire
mill which he desired to lease (Prob-
ably the same one referred TO above.)
Referred to the committee on public
grounds.
Goddard & J James asked leave to erect
new stand. Council House corner. Not
granted.
John n. Pike asked that the license
of William Wootton be RENTED for
one year, as he was over 80 years of
age, and not peddler under the strict
construction of the word. Granted.
8. +. Fenton asked that he be allowed
to tap the water main with small pipe
leading to his residence. Referred to
the COMMITTEES on waterworks
Mrs. Harriet G. Taylor made the
same sort of petition. except that the
pipe she desired to tap was service
pise leading to neighbours house. BE.
ferred to the same committee.
Bechtol & Sands, Luce Il Duncan. J.
c. Harvey and J II. Van Horn were
granted licenses as retail liquor dealers.
The recorder read the following COM
munication.
Salt LAKE CITY, April 10, 1887
To the Hon. Mayor and City Council Of Salt
Lake City. -
Gentlemen respectfully tender to you
honorable body my resignation as City
the list day of May. By that time will en-
deayot to have everything. in this depart
mens in good running order for my sue
eessor. Ny reason for resigning is that I
have accepted another position that will
occupy all my time. l have been associated
with the city government for more than
seventeen years, fourteen years as Assessor
and Collector, eight years of that tiu6e as
city councillor, and balance of the time in
my present position. During this period
there have been FIVE differciit mayors and
eight new city councils elected, and many
changes in other city officers, with all of
whom, as swell as with the public, my
official relations have been generally plea
SAINT and agreeable, for which, on retiring,
desire to express my thanks.
sVery respectfully,
JNO. R. WINDER.
Mr.. Clark moved for the acceptance
OF the resignation; also that the matter
of nominating Mr.. Winder's successor
be referred to the committee on cleo
tons, with the Mayor associated.
Mr.. J. F. Wells spoke a few words
eulogislic of Mr.. Winder,s career, and
desired that it should go upon the
records that in accepting the resigna-
ton. of the gentleman, it was with a
deep appreciation of the faithful and
efficient character of his services in the
public behalf. He made a motion to
that effect, which was unanimously
carried.
Mr., Grant made a verbal petition in
behalf of Lieutenant r. W. Young,
asking that he be allowed the privilege
of tapping one of the city water pipes,
TO conrect with his house on Fifth
South Street Seventh Ward). Granted.
Mr.. Fenton's petition was taken up and
granted at the same time, the condi-
tons being identical.
The city attorney reported the con-
dition of the city business in his hands
for the past quarter. Received and
filed.
The committee on waterworks re-
ported favorably on. the petition of |
James Chesney, 156 ". Fourth South |
Street. asking permission to tap the |
city water mains, naming q number |
OF conditions to be complied with by |
petitioner.
The committee on Fire Department |
reported that they had examined AMI |
found correct the report of the Chief |
Engineer for the past quarter.
The committee on streets and alleys |
reported favorably on the petition of |
Trowbridge e. Eccles asking permission /
to pile brick on Eighth South Stree! |
between Tenth and Eleventh East.
with Number OF prOvisos attached.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bill OF the gas company for light
ing 2S2 street lamps for three months
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